“Started losing linerats early, but fortunately all 3 perms were just rookies - altho' one did take the MVP with him to the grave.

The Rats kicked and Coach Projects declined to protect the ballcarrier, and the Rats were holding the ball on their own 4 at the end of Turn 1. But they suffered a failed Sure Hands pickup, a snaked Ag 4 dodge, and a failed Ag 4 pickup on 3 consecutive turns, and the crowd sent the ball back to the Human's side of the field to end Turn 3.

Meanwhile Coach Projects started a campaign of fouling, early and often, but with any player that was handy and without worrying too much about assists, so it's no surprise that his Frenzy-er took a walk to the penalty box Turn 3.

The rats popped the ball loose again Turn 5 from another poorly supported Catcher (after losing another linerat to match a human Blitzer who had MNG'd himself on a failed dodge Turn 4), but another failed Ag 4 pickup sent the ball, once again, into the Crowd and then deep into the Human's half of the field. A short contest grew longer as the rats failed a 3rd Ag 4 pickup (4th if you include the SH fail), but succeeded to end Turn 8 with the defensive score.

Second half the rats 9 rats lined up to receive from 9 humans, and a Perfect Defense created enough pressure that, after yet another failed Sure Hands pickup Turn 1, a failed pass midfield Turn 2 opened the door for a tie. But it was the Humans' turn to fail a pickup, and Turn 3 the rats finally found their playbook, one GR recovering the ball from a TZ and passing to another, who scampered almost out of blitz range to the 3, with others screening.

The Humans then returned to their fouling game (and managed to perm another rookie linerat) but ignoring any real attempt to stop the score - and that was the game.”